IGI 2: Neonix Patch

The IGI 2: Neonix Patch is a work-in-progress patch designed to address various gameplay issues and errors found in IGI 2: Covert Strike (version 1.3). This patch focuses on enhancing the overall gameplay experience, fixing several long-standing bugs, and improving the game’s performance and compatibility with modern systems.

Discord:

Neonix Modding Team Discord Server.

• If there is some issue/request just open new issue and fill out the predefined template.

Installation

1. Download the release build of IGI 2: Neonix Patch or the full version at Nexusmods .
2. Open the downloaded ZIP file in archive software like WinRar/7-Zip.
3. Extract all files inside the ZIP file to the game folder.

Known Issues

• When alt-tabbing and coming back to the game you might experience a slightly sped up gun animation for a few seconds.

INI Settings

• All these options are configurable in 'settings.ini'. The file is automatically created when launching game for the first time with the patch otherwise you can create it manually.
• Most options are configurable in game options.

[IGI2]
Windowed=1         ; Set game to borderless mode
SkipIntroScreens=0 ; Skips intro-screens of the game

[Camera]
FirstpersonFOV=100 ; Alters the FOV of the firstperson mode
ThirdpersonFOV=100 ; Alters the FOV of the thirdperson mode
FixThirdperson=0   ; Inverts third-person mouse movement

List of Patches

Additions:

• HD Textures: High definition and properly color-corrected character textures and loading screens.
• Custom FOV Adjustment: Allows players to customize their field of view (FOV) for better gameplay perspective.
• More accurate sensitivity slider: Adds a bigger sensitivity mouse slider sensitivity onto the game for better accuracy.

Fixes:

• Weapon Correct FPS Animations: Restores accurate frames per second for the animations providing a smoother weapon handling.
• Mission Restart Camera Fix: Fixes the broken camera when restarting missions or interacting with map computers.
• Mouse and Input Fixes: Fixes input-related issues when moving the mouse or alt-tabbing while pausing the game.
• Alt-Key Bug: Fixes the bug where the Alt key remains held after alt-tabbing, causing unintended toggling of fullscreen when pressing Enter.
• Pause Menu Camera Shake Fix: Removes the annoying camera shaking when pausing the game.
• Windowed Mode Mouse Cursor Fix: Restores proper mouse cursor functionality in windowed mode.
• Improved Character Movement: Removes the clunky and rigid movement, making character control smoother and more similar to the original IGI 1.
• Fixed Mouse Inversion & Wrong Speed: Fixes the mouse being inverted and incorrect mouse speed.
• Fixed Objects Stuttering While Game Is Paused: Resolves object stuttering when pausing the game.
• Fixed Weapon Animations While Game Is Paused: Corrects weapon animations still playing when the game is paused.
• Fixed Thermal Vision in Cutscenes: Ensures thermal vision is not enabled in cutscenes when it shouldn't be.
• Fixed SPAS-12 Walk and Run Animations: Corrects the walking and running animations for the SPAS-12 shotgun.

Improvements:

• Borderless Windowed Mode: Changes windowed style to borderless mode for better performance and proper rendering over the taskbar.

Work in Progress:

• World Interaction FPS Fix: Ensures correct frame rate when interacting with objects in the world (e.g., dropping weapons, interacting with doors, cutscenes).
• Flickering in Cutscenes: Ongoing investigation and fixes for flickering issues in cutscenes.
• Main Menu Lag: Working on reducing lag in the main menu.
• Weapon Sound Delay After Grenade Explosion: After throwing and exploding a grenade, switching to another weapon causes a delay in weapon firing sound for a few seconds. Fix in progress.
• Map Fixes: Correcting various issues with the original game maps and recalculating their lightmaps.
• Weapon Laser Lag: Fixing lag in weapon laser behavior.
• Gun Animation Freeze: Fixing the issue where holding right-click freezes the gun animation.

Note

If you're using a non-v1.3 game executable, the patch may not work correctly. Ensure you have the correct version of the game for full functionality.

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